Now satellites(卫星)are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气), because this is where the weather forms(形成). They send these pictures to the weather station. So meteorologists(气象专家)can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.
Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare(比较)them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours .This may mean the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.
So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for 3 or 5 days. Soon, perhaps , they may forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前)
【小题1】Satellites travel__________.

A．in space	B．in the atmosphere
C．above the ground	D．above space

【小题2】Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because___________.

A．the weather satellites can do it easily

B．clouds form there

C．the weather forms there

D．the pictures can forecast the weather

【小题3】Meteorologists forecast the weather________.

A．when they have received satellite pictures

B．after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones

C．before they receive satellite pictures

D．while they study satellite pictures

【小题4】Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for _______.

A．one day

B．two days

C．five days

D．seven days or even longer

【小题5】The main idea of this passage is that satellite is now used in______.

A．taking pictures of the atmosphere

B．receiving pictures of the atmosphere

C．doing other work in many ways

D．weather forecasting

If you love books, then“Three Cups of Tea”will be your favorite. It will take you on an adventure（冒险）to one of the highest mountains in the world. You will learn how the people and children there lived and how the writer, Greg Mortenson , helped build an education system.

While climbing K2 in Pakistan, one of the world’s most difficult mountains to climb, Greg Mortenson became ill and got lost. He got help in a small village. The people of the village took good care of him, feeding him and letting him sleep in a villager’s house. They also gave him their best food: sweet tea.

When Mortenson was fine, he found that the children of the village worked and studied outdoors. Their teacher came only three times a week and they didn’t have blackboards. They used sticks（枝条）to write on the ground.

The day he left the village, he told them he would come back and build a school. His school would have both boys and girls. Later on, he came back and helped build a school, so the kids were able to study in the classroom with real writing instruments.

That was in 1993. Today Mortenson is going to build 80 schools in Central Asia. He started a foundation（基金）called the Central Asia Institute to raise money for these schools. He has helped more than 18,000 girls receive education so far.

1.“Three Cups of Tea”is the name of a        .

A．club

B．teahouse

C．book

D．movie

2.The following are what the people of the village did for Greg Mortenson EXCEPT        .

A．taking care of him and feeding him

B．taking him to the hospital

C．finding somewhere to let him sleep

D．giving him their best food

3.From the passage we know that       had more chances to receive education in Pakistan mountains in the past.

A．boys

B．girls

C．the rich

D．the poor

 

Someone is singing next door, but you feel unhappy because her singing is terrible. So you think she is just making noise. We know that too much noise makes people feel terrible.

Scientists are still trying to find out more about noise, but already it is known that a noise of over 85 decibels(分贝) can make some people tried and anxious(焦虑的).

In the past we thought only workers in very noisy places became deaf easily. Today, scientists believe that 10% of all workers in Britain become deaf in their work.

There are also new dangers from noise. Pop music, for example, can reach 120 decibels when it is played loudly five feet away! Only a plane can make such loud noise when it takes off.

There was an experiment in the United States. Some people would be given a lot of money if they stood below a jet when it was taking off over their heads. No one got the money after the jet flew past because all of them died in the noise.

People can’t pay their attention on what they are doing when there is much noise. Workers in noisy offices, for example, do their work more slowly than workers in quiet offices. Another study shows that workers in factories can do dull(枯燥的) jobs better when lively music is played for them. 

Topic	Too much noise makes people feel ___1____
Sources(源) of noise	. terrible singing . pop music when it is played ___2____ nearby . loud noise made by a plane taking off overhead
Harm of noise	. A noise of over 85 decibels can make people feel tired and anxious. . 10%of all workers in Britain become ___3___ in their work. . Some people lose their ____4___ in the noise of a plane taking off over their heads. . Workers in noisy places do their work more ___5___ than those in quiet places.

 

 

Problems	Solutions(解决办法)
My best friend Jack goes on vacation a lot and always brings me something expensive. I don’t have enough money to get him anything every time. What should I do? Bob	Souvenirs don’t have to cost a lot. Show him you are thinking of him. That’s important. Imagine how excited he would be if he got a postcard from you! Miller
I have a crush on a movie star. I really wish I did not. I have had dreams about him, and I even find myself wishing to be his wife. Are there any ways to stop this? Alice	A star is cute, but what else? What do you think is important for person? Being good-looking or kind-hearted? Remember that the star in the movie probably isn’t what he is like in real life. So don’t let yourself spend too much time on the star. Staying with friends or taking more activities will help you get him out of your mind. Miller
I’m always arguing with my parents. I hate it, but I can’t help it. What can I do? Harry	Sometimes it seems that our parents just don’t know us well, doesn’t it? When I’m arguing with my parents, I usually take a walk and calm myself down. It gives me time to clear my head. That means I can talk to them and solve(v.解决) the problem. Have a try—parents are easier to talk with when you are cool and calm. Miller

1.__________ always brings his/her friend some expensive souvenirs after vacation

A．Bob              B．Alice             C．Harry             D．Jack

2.Miller thinks Bob ________________.

A．should buy some expensive souvenirs for his friend.

B．could post his friend a postcard

C．should make enough money for his friend

D．doesn’t need to get his friend anything at all

3.Alice says “I have a crush on a movie star”, it means _______________.

A．she loves a movie star too much

B．she doesn’t know the movie star

C．she is the wife of the movie star

D．she wants to argue with the movie star

4.Miller ______________.

A．is a person who can give students some advice

B．thinks a movie star in really life is the same as he is in the movie

C．thinks Alice should spend much time on the star

D．needs help

5.Harry always argues with his parents _______________.

A．because his parents like arguing with him

B．because he hates his parents

C．because he doesn’t have enough money to buy friends gifts

D．but he doesn’t like arguing with them

 

What’s the red star in the sky through a telescope(望远镜)? It is Mars. Do you want to know more about it? Take the “Mars Orbit Express”!
“Mars Orbit Express” is a space probe (探测器). It was sent towards Mars by American scientists on August 12th，2005. Its tasks are to study Mars’ atmosphere and return photos to Earth. But before that “Mars Orbit Express” must travel about 100 hundred million kilometers and seven months. It reached Mars’ orbit(轨道)in March，2006.
Mars and Earth have similar weight and size. However，Mars is closer to the sun than Earth. Mars is very cold. The average temperature is below 50℃. The temperature at noon only reaches 20℃ during a Mars day. Its atmosphere is mostly CO2. It has much sand and two moons---Phobos and Deimos.
Scientists think Earth and Mars had similar beginnings 4.6 billion years ago. But while Earth supports millions of lives，Mars becomes bad. “Earth easily could have turned out like that.” said an scientist, “It is important for us to find out why and Mars Orbit Express’ should do that.” “Mars Orbit Express” also would help scientists to learn what might happen to Earth in the future.  “Mars Orbit Express” would work for about four years.
【小题1】 What can you see through a telescope when watching Mars? ________.

A．Much sand

B．A red star

C．Its atmosphere

D．Its size

【小题2】One of the tasks of Mars Orbit Express is _______.

A．taking pictures of Mars

B．studying the weight of Mars

C．finding out distance between Earth and Mars

D．telling the time it takes to go from Earth to Mars

【小题3】Compared with Earth，_______.

A．Mars has a long history	B．Mars is big and heavy
C．Mars is close to the sun	D．Mars’ atmosphere is mainly O2.

【小题4】 Which might be the proper title for the passage?

A．Mars：differences from Earth	B．A probe：to learn more about Mars
C．Mars: change of temperature	D．A probe：to tell the future of Earth